2021: #74 – Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door (Lucy Score)

This book is like if Stephanie Plum were competent. And a psychic. It was so much fun! Score gives us a wild cast of characters ranging from a giant stinky dog to a gentle giant of a spirt guide to a vengeful granny. The mystery is almost an afterthought to seeing Riley figure out what she’s doing with her life and her psychic abilities and

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2020: #41 – Takedown Twenty (Janet Evanovich)

No matter what’s happening in our world, in Stephanie Plum’s neighborhood in Trenton, very little changes. Stephanie is still chasing bad guys for a living, helped along by Lula and getting her butt saved by Ranger when she get in a little too deep. Joe is also still in the picture, and still Stephanie’s number 1 — though she’s not sure either of them are

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2018: #4 – Radio Free Vermont (Bill McKibben)

I’ve had a hard time deciding what to say about this book! I enjoyed it, but I don’t think it’s really a fable. I feel like a fable should contain more metaphor, and this story felt like something that could actually happen, though slightly exaggerated. Radio Free Vermont is the story of Vern Barclay, a 72 year old radio personality who accidentally finds himself leading

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